GJC Sues Long Island Power Authority and South Fork Wind
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 18, 2021 The Government Justice Center (GJC) has filed a complaint on behalf of Long Island ratepayers against the Long Island Power Authority and South Fork Wind, formally known as Deepwater Wind South Fork, for violating New York State’s procurement laws. Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) requested proposals for local […]
Governor Cuomo and the Legislature Stonewall Independent Redistricting
The Government Justice Center has filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court to compel Governor Cuomo and the Legislature to properly fund the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission
Rensselaer County Strands Seasonal Campers
GJC represents Frank Gevelick, a seasonal camper in Rensselaer county, who already paid his seasonal fees and wishes to return to his camper but the County refuses to open.
ESD Determining Fates In Darkness
Dear Friends, The Cuomo Administration took unprecedented steps to stop the spread of COVID-19, including shutting down all “non-essential” businesses. This has taken a tremendous toll on communities across the state. The term non-essential has been ambiguous from the very beginning, causing countless headaches for business owners looking to protect their livelihoods. The governor’s shutdown […]
Upholding Open Meetings Law
The Government Justice Center sent a letter to the Colonie Town Supervisor yesterday advising the Town Board to both livestream and record their town meetings in compliance with state Open Meetings Law after the Board failed to do so earlier this month.
GJC Urges Transparency on Medical Equipment Plans
April 9, 2020 The Government Justice Center sent a letter to Governor Cuomo requesting clarification about his executive order allowing the state’s Department of Health to take medical equipment from anyone in the state. GJC Executive Director Cam Macdonald urged Governor Cuomo to “provide New Yorkers with the models and projections that justify shifting ventilators […]
GJC Helps Stop Taxpayer-Funded Political Campaigns
March 12, 2020 A Supreme Court Justice in Niagara County has voided New York’s Public Campaign Financing and Election Commission law, adopting legal arguments raised by the Government Justice Center in a brief filed last October. Ruling in a pair of cases brought by state lawmakers and minor political parties, Justice Ralph Boniello wrote the […]
GJC Supports Challenge to Mandatory Bar Dues
The Government Justice Center and several public policy centers filed a “friend of the court” brief in Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin before the United States Supreme Court arguing that mandatory bar association fees are unconstitutional. Mandatory bar associations impose severe burdens on protected speech and association. It is a bedrock First Amendment principle that […]
Upholding New York’s Constitution
GJC Sues to Stop Governor’s Unconstitutional Pay Raise
Protecting First Amendment Rights
Civic engagement should be encouraged, not silenced